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but it's so hard to dance that way when it's cold and there's no music.

Tom Waits

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Tom Waits
Age: 74
Born: 1949
Born: December 7
Actor
Composer
Guitarist
Jazz Guitarist
Pianist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Pomona
California
Thomas Alan Waits
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